Category: Odd + Funny Author : Duncan Riley Posted: August 14, 2008
Tags : beijing, china, Olympic Games
Following on the in the footsteps of fake fireworks, a fake singer, and fake 16 year old gymnasts, the latest fake scandal involving the Olympic games is delivered by fake minorities.
According to reports, the children appearing in costumes representing China’s 55 minority groups at the Olympic opening ceremony were fake. The children were performers from the Galaxy Children’s Art Troupe, a group that only includes children drawn from the Han Chinese majority. According to Wikipedia, China has 55 minority groups consisting of an official figure of 123.33 million people, or 9.4% of the population. Visually some of the minority groups have little differences to the Han population, but others are distinctly different, including a Russian minority who are white.
There is delicious irony in China showing the word that it embraces its minority groups by showing fake minority group members. Even those with pro-Chinese sympathies will shake their heads at this.
It also begs the question: is anything at the Olympics real? There have been allegations of biased judging, empty stadiums, promises of foreign press freedom that has seen journalists beaten, boards hiding construction sites and obvious poverty… and probably a whole range of other things covered or faked as well. China could have used these games to highlight the good in the country, but in their own controlling paranoia they are actually causing more negative press than would have otherwise been the case.
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Aug 15, 2008
You missed the point. It was supposed to be literally represented by the minorities not by performers PRETENDING to be minorities.
Aug 15, 2008
When I went to Dalhi Yunnan they had Tibetans dance for the tourists pretending to be indigenous Yunnan Naxi people!
China is very much commercialized show! Do not be surprised by anything! It is Sad!
Aug 15, 2008
Your head has some problem, I am sure!
To see is to believe, shit!
Aug 16, 2008
You would do much better reporting something of actual significance. Yes I am Pro China because I am Chinese, and I say if your going to bash us, at least China bash something significant. *cough cough* human rights?
This was a performance, and even BOCOG with its limitless resources needs to abide by some spending limits. Some of China's minorities number less than a few thousand, living in far off mountain ranges, or on the fringes of the boarder. For the sake of a performance, wouldn't it be so much more cost efficient, saving on costs and auditions to grab a bunch of kids from a local artschool?
Do I need to mention the trivial fact the torch lighter Li Ning is of Zhuang minority? China treats its minority groups far, FAR better than Western countries. Instead of treating this news as a “scandal”, perhaps you can report on something more news worthy.
Aug 16, 2008
It's a play they're putting on, plays are fake! Who cares? Kids under 16 are real! Give back the metal you CHEATERS!